WO2020165682A1 - Colonne de panneaux solaires - Google Patents

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WO2020165682A1
WO2020165682A1 PCT/IB2020/050777 IB2020050777W WO2020165682A1 WO 2020165682 A1 WO2020165682 A1 WO 2020165682A1 IB 2020050777 W IB2020050777 W IB 2020050777W WO 2020165682 A1 WO2020165682 A1 WO 2020165682A1
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Szilágyi JÓZSEF
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/054—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H01L31/0547—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means comprising light concentrating means of the reflecting type, e.g. parabolic mirrors, concentrators using total internal reflection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S40/00—Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
    • H02S40/20—Optical components
    • H02S40/22—Light-reflecting or light-concentrating means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators

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  • Patent Application No. US20110023939 discloses a portable solar cell apparatus including a base, a plurality of solar cell units, a light guide element, and a plurality of lens units.
  • the solar cell units are disposed at the base.
  • the light guide element has a plurality of integrally formed funnel-shaped light guide units.
  • the light guide element is disposed at the base, and each of the funnel-shaped light guide units guides light to the respective solar cell unit.
  • Each of the lens units is disposed at the respective funnel-shaped light guide unit.
  • Patent Application No. US4433199 discloses a system for solar energy acquisition, in which light concentrated by means a parabolic reflector, then by passing through a prism, is directed to photovoltaic cells by means of a multiplicity of fiber optic bundles for energy efficient power generation.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide a solar panel column, which is a portable device of any size and shape, has a small floor area, provides good space utilization, and can be operated with both natural and artificial light.
  • the invention relates to a solar panel column for the production of direct current, the main elements of which are a support structure, solar panels, a bundle of optical fibres and parabolic mirrors.
  • the spacer boxes of the support structure placed on top of one another, have the same floor area, they have closed side walls, and their open bottom portion is closed by an upper mounting frame, while their open top portion is closed by a lower mounting frame.
  • the solar panels are placed on the lower mounting frames, and are covered by the upper mounting frames.
  • the parabolic mirrors fit the upper mounting frames in such a way that their lower portion covers the solar panels completely.
  • a bundle of optical fibres is fixed to the support tube located in the centre of the support structure, surrounding the support tube.
  • the lower mounting frames of the support structure are covered by solar panels fixed by the upper mounting frames.
  • Rectangular solar panels are arranged in the shape of a square on the lower mounting frames in such a way that they leave a square-shaped mounting opening in the centre for the bundle of optical fibres.
  • Each level is covered by solar panels, and between two levels there is a square-shaped parabolic mirror with rounded corners, the lower portion of which covers the solar panels. Its curved central, upper portion has a circular flanged opening, through which the bundle of optical fibres passes.
  • the top portion of the bundle of optical fibres can be connected to another bundle also consisting of end-glow optical fibres, an optical fibre cable.
  • An optical fibre cable consists of sheathed optical fibres fixed around a support element, with the ends of the end-glow optical fibres located in one plane.
  • the solar panel column has a support structure consisting of five levels, the levels are parallel to one another, and there are spacer boxes between the levels.
  • the rectangular solar panels are arranged in the shape of a square in such a way that they leave a mounting opening in the centre of the square, which is not covered by the solar panels.
  • the spacer boxes have the same floor area, but have different heights, their height increases from the top of the support structure towards bottom, they have closed side walls, and their open bottom portion is closed by an upper mounting frame, while their open top portion is closed by a lower mounting frame.
  • the inlet end of the optical fibre cable of a support structure covered by a closing element is installed in the headlight of a vehicle, or led to the roof of the vehicle, while the support structure itself is located in the engine compartment, or in the rear boot of the vehicle.
  • Figure 4 shows a top view of the arrangement of the solar panels
  • Figure 7 shows a top view of a spacer box
  • Figure 8 shows a top view of the arrangement of silica gel bags
  • Figure 10a shows a longitudinal sectional view of the upper part of the support structure covered by a closing element and an optical fibre cable connected to the bundle of optical fibres
  • a cylindrical portion 14 At the next level it is followed by a cylindrical portion 14, then by a truncated cone-shaped portion 15 again, and so on, all the way down to the lowermost level.
  • the diameter of both the cylindrical portions 14 and the truncated cone- shaped portions 15 decreases from the top towards the bottom, the height of the cylindrical portions 14 is the same, while the height of the truncated cone-shaped portions 15 increases towards the bottom.
  • the cylindrical portions 14 are surrounded by silicone rubber rings 9.
  • the truncated cone-shaped portions 15 are protected by foil 2.
  • the distance between the levels decreases from the bottom level towards the top level in such a way that the surface area of the truncated cone-shaped portions 15 of the bundle of optical fibres 1 is the same between any two levels.
  • Solar panels 7 are placed on each lower mounting frame 10 of the support structure 20.
  • the closed surface of each lower mounting frame 10 is covered with silicone sealing rubber 4 having the same shape as the lower mounting frame 10.
  • the solar panels 7 are placed on the silicone sealing rubber 4 providing a flexible cushion.
  • the solar panels 7 are fixed firmly to the lower mounting frame 10 by the upper mounting frame 3.
  • the upper mounting frame 3 closes on the outer edges of the solar panels 7 with liquid silicone rubber 5 sealing.
  • the upper mounting frame 3 and the lower mounting frame 10 are fixed to each other by mounting screws 6.
  • the solar panels 7 are connected in parallel for direct current, with two pole terminals 35 for further connection.
  • the solar panels 7 are covered with foil 2 on each level.
  • the surface area of the truncated cone-shaped portions 15 of the bundle of optical fibres 1 is the same between any two levels.
  • Figure 5 shows a side view of a parabolic mirror 11.
  • the inner height of the parabolic mirror 11 is the same as the height of the truncated cone- shaped portion 15 of the bundle of optical fibres 1 located between the relevant levels.
  • the flanged opening 49 extends up to half the height of the cylindrical portion 14 of the bundle of optical fibres 1.
  • the parabolic mirrors 11 with silvered inner surface are made of ultramid plastic.
  • the lower mounting frame 10 has four openings 17 and a circular bore 16 in the centre.
  • the openings 17, on the one hand, provide weight reduction for the support structure 20, and on the other hand, provide a cooling surface for the solar panels 7 placed on the openings 17.
  • the lowermost lower mounting frame 10 of the support structure 20 has no openings 17, in order to protect the solar panels 7 placed on this level from possible mechanical damage.
  • the cylindrical portions 14 of the bundle of optical fibres 1 passing through the bore 16 are surrounded by silicone rubber rings 9.
  • the lower mounting frame 10 has eight mounting screws 6 for fixing the lower mounting frame 10 to an upper mounting frame 3 and a spacer box 24.
  • the lower mounting frame 10 is formed with four right-angled tabs at the corners. The tabs allow the assembling of the levels by four clamping screws 23. In the case of support structures 20 placed side by side on a mounting base plate, the comer tabs provide cooling for the solar panels 7 by keeping the support structures 20 apart.
  • a spacer box 24 is a square base box with eight mounting screws 6 for fixing to it an upper mounting frame 3 and a lower mounting frame 10.
  • the spacer boxes 24 have closed side walls, and they are open at the top and at the bottom.
  • the spacer boxes 24 are preferably made of coloured cellular polycarbonate sheets.
  • the outer and inner comers of the spacer boxes 24 are covered with self-adhesive end sealing tape, which is moisture-proof and UV resistant.
  • the coloured cellular polycarbonate is impermeable to infrared radiation, thus protecting the solar panel column from heating, and is UV resistant and rain-proof.
  • Figure 8 shows the preferred design and arrangement of four silica gel bags 36 placed on a level.
  • Right-angled triangle-shaped silica gel bags 36 are glued to the lower mounting frame 10 in such a way that the two sides of the silica gel bags 36 enclosing a right angle fit the edges of the openings 17 of the lower mounting frame 10, and their third side touches the silicone rubber ring 9 on the shrink tube 25 surrounding the bundle of optical fibres 1.
  • the silica gel bags 36 keep the surface of the solar panels 7 and the inner surface of the parabolic mirrors 11 free from moisture. Preferably, 0.15 grams of desiccant silica gel is required per litre of air.
  • FIG. 9 shows a top view of an embodiment where the uppermost level of the support structure 20 is covered by a closing element 27.
  • the closing element 27 is placed on a lower mounting frame 10 placed on a spacer box 24 located on the lower mounting frame 10 holding the solar panels 7 of the uppermost level.
  • Light is provided to the solar panels 7 located on the uppermost level by a parabolic mirror 11.
  • the horizontal portion of the closing element 27 fits exactly the lower mounting frame 10 of the uppermost level of the support structure 20, and is fixed to it by eight mounting screws 6.
  • the horizontal portion of the closing element 27, in the same way as an upper mounting frame 3, is formed with four right-angled tabs at the comers. The tabs can be used to connect it to the level below it, together with the lower mounting frame 10, by four clamping screws 23.
  • the closing element 27 is made of plastic, preferably ultramid.
  • Figure 10a shows a longitudinal sectional view of the support structure 20 covered by a closing element 27.
  • Figure 10a shows that at the uppermost level of the support structure 20 the horizontal closed portion of the closing element 27 fits the lower mounting frame 10 cushioned with silicone sealing rubber 4, and is fixed to it by eight mounting screws 6.
  • the bundle of optical fibres 1 fixed around the support tube 13 passes through the central vertical, tubular portion of the closing element 27.
  • the bundle of optical fibres 1 extends beyond the uppermost level of the support structure 20.
  • the tubular portion of the closing element 27 has a clamp, connected/located at the place of clamp 50 shown in the Figure.
  • the bundle of optical fibres 1 is connected to an optical fibre cable 43.
  • the optical fibre cable 43 fixed around a support element 41 also consist of end-glow optical fibres, but the outer optical fibres are not shortened by cutting and grinding, that is all ends of the end-glow optical fibres are at the end of the optical fibre cable 43, there is none on the side.
  • the support element 41 of the optical fibre cable 43 fits the support tube 13 of the bundle of optical fibres 1 by means of a mounting stud 54 in such a way that there is an air gap 38 between the optical fibre cable 43 and the bundle of optical fibres 1.
  • the optical fibre cable 43 is led into a particular location in a straight line, but changes in the direction of the optical fibre cable 43 may be required, especially in vehicles.
  • mounting studs 54 designed at an angle are used, as shown in Figure 10b.
  • a shrink tube solution can also be used for sealing the connections between individual optical fibre cable 43 sections.
  • Blocks formed from solar panel columns can be operated in PV-systems connected to the grid, but also in island operation.
  • the easiest way to stop the operation of a solar panel column system in island operation, whether it is a fixed or a mobile system, is to interrupt the flow of light by covering the uppermost level of the support structure, or the end of the optical fibre cable.
  • a more advantageous solution is to "oversize" the energy storing capacity by installing more battery(ies) into the system to absorb the excess power, in the case of systems connected to the grid energy overproduction is not a problem.
  • the operating bundle of optical fibres can be connected to optical fibre cables installed in the parabolic mirrors of specially designed headlights, creating smart headlights.
  • the solar panel columns can be placed in the engine compartment.
  • the "C" pillars of cars can be designed for this purpose, with 2 to 3 optical fibre cables per pillar.
  • the solar panel columns can be placed behind the rear seats or in the place of the old fuel tanks.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une colonne de panneaux solaires, qui est un dispositif fonctionnant selon le principe de l'effet photovoltaïque, produisant un courant continu, et qui comprend une structure de support (20) dotée d'un tube de support (13) au centre, présentant un côté fermé et contenant une pluralité de niveaux parallèles les uns aux autres. Des panneaux solaires (7) sont placés sur les niveaux, des miroirs paraboliques (11) recouvrant les panneaux solaires (7) étant disposés entre les niveaux, et la lumière est émise sur ces panneaux solaires (7) par un faisceau de fibres optiques (1) constitué de fibres optiques à extrémité réfléchissante, amplifiée par les miroirs paraboliques (11). La conception du faisceau de fibres optiques (1) est caractérisée par l'alternance de parties cylindriques (14) et de parties tronconiques (15), la surface des parties tronconiques (15) étant recouverte par les extrémités des fibres optiques à extrémité réfléchissante. Un élément de fermeture (27) peut également être placé sur la structure de support (20).
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